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\begin{table}[H] \centering 
  \caption{No evidence of ex post protection in Vietnam across alternative measures of central-local independence - binary DV} 
  \label{robust_expost_inde_lpm_vn} 
\scriptsize 
\begin{tabular}{@{\extracolsep{1pt}}lcccc} 
\\[-1.8ex]\hline 
\hline \\[-1.8ex] 
 & \multicolumn{4}{c}{\textit{Dependent variable:}} \\ 
\cline{2-5} 
\\[-1.8ex] & \multicolumn{4}{c}{Probability of dismissal/expulsion} \\ 
\\[-1.8ex] & (1) & (2) & (3) & (4)\\ 
\hline \\[-1.8ex] 
 Province's ties to incumbent GS & $-$0.006 & $-$0.031 & $-$0.048 & $-$0.031 \\ 
  & (0.090) & (0.091) & (0.088) & (0.091) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Investigated office level (district) & $-$0.307$^{***}$ & $-$0.314$^{***}$ & $-$0.318$^{***}$ & $-$0.317$^{***}$ \\ 
  & (0.088) & (0.089) & (0.087) & (0.088) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Investigated office level (province) & $-$0.349$^{***}$ & $-$0.360$^{***}$ & $-$0.363$^{***}$ & $-$0.361$^{***}$ \\ 
  & (0.091) & (0.091) & (0.089) & (0.091) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Investigated office level (center) & $-$0.438$^{**}$ & $-$0.452$^{**}$ & $-$0.465$^{**}$ & $-$0.457$^{**}$ \\ 
  & (0.183) & (0.182) & (0.183) & (0.183) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Official left office & 0.032 & 0.023 & 0.023 & 0.025 \\ 
  & (0.047) & (0.046) & (0.046) & (0.046) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 IC level (district) & $-$0.406 & $-$0.420 & $-$0.470 & $-$0.450 \\ 
  & (0.099) & (0.101) & (0.107) & (0.105) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 IC level (province) & $-$0.400 & $-$0.407 & $-$0.455 & $-$0.433 \\ 
  & (0.104) & (0.107) & (0.111) & (0.109) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 IC level (center) & 0.226 & 0.227 & 0.190 & 0.210 \\ 
  & (0.148) & (0.147) & (0.149) & (0.148) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Serious violation & 0.148$^{**}$ & 0.144$^{**}$ & 0.137$^{**}$ & 0.144$^{**}$ \\ 
  & (0.049) & (0.050) & (0.050) & (0.049) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Lagged GDP (logged) & $-$0.025 & $-$0.033 & $-$0.029 & $-$0.028 \\ 
  & (0.010) & (0.014) & (0.013) & (0.013) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 2011 population (logged) & 0.122$^{*}$ & 0.103 & 0.118$^{*}$ & 0.106 \\ 
  & (0.048) & (0.041) & (0.041) & (0.041) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 PCI score & $-$0.024$^{**}$ & $-$0.025$^{*}$ & $-$0.020$^{*}$ & $-$0.022$^{*}$ \\ 
  & (0.008) & (0.009) & (0.009) & (0.009) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Lagged transfer ratio & 0.002 &  &  &  \\ 
  & (0.001) &  &  &  \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Lagged balance transfer (share of revenue) &  & 0.010 &  &  \\ 
  &  & (0.033) &  &  \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Lagged project transfer (share of revenue) &  &  & 0.218 &  \\ 
  &  &  & (0.160) &  \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Lagged net transfer (share of revenue) &  &  &  & 0.027 \\ 
  &  &  &  & (0.028) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
 Constant & 1.503 & 1.940$^{**}$ & 1.506$^{*}$ & 1.698$^{*}$ \\ 
  & (0.661) & (0.544) & (0.542) & (0.563) \\ 
  & & & & \\ 
\hline \\[-1.8ex] 
Year FE & Yes & Yes & Yes & Yes \\ 
Observations & 342 & 342 & 342 & 342 \\ 
Adjusted R$^{2}$ & 0.255 & 0.252 & 0.256 & 0.254 \\ 
\hline 
\hline \\[-1.8ex] 
\textit{Note:}  & \multicolumn{4}{r}{$^{*}$p$<$0.05; $^{**}$p$<$0.01; $^{***}$p$<$0.001} \\ 
\end{tabular} 
\end{table} 
